SIAL Middle East continues to be the platform for food, beverage and hospitality companies to make their mark in the region. Face-to-face conversations are still the best way to do business in the Middle East, said organisers. In 2017, 76% of visitors attended the event in a decision-making capacity, they stated on the event website.
Now in its 9th year, SIAL Middle East 2018 builds on the success of the last edition, which attracted 1,072 exhibitors, 30+ national pavilions and 26,003 trade attendees*.
Deals worth AED4.6 billion were recorded at the 2017 edition of the three-day exhibition. More than 26,000 visitors and experts from the food, beverage and hospitality industry visited the show. The 2017 show survey also found that:
- Almost all visitors (95%) were satisfied with their visit and agreed (94%) that SIAL Middle East is an important event to visit each year
- Nearly everyone (97%) will return to visit SIAL Middle East in 2018
- Nine in 10 (93%) visitors were satisfied with the diversity of exhibitors at the event in 2017
Part of the SIAL Network, SIAL Middle East is backed by 50+ years of experience, industry knowhow and an international network of eight B2B events. SIAL is the meeting place for almost 14,700 exhibitors from 109 countries and 365,800 visitors from 194 countries, making it the world’s N°. 1 food innovation network.
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Co-located with SIAL, the Abu Dhabi Date Palm Exhibition is organised by the same team behind the Emirates International Date Palm Festival, which has been running for eight years. Expect more than 80 exhibitors from 15 countries including six pavilions showcasing varieties of dates.
The world's only dedicated B2B event for date palm fruit is held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy PM of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority.
Details:
SIAL Middle East is open to industry professionals from the food, drink, hospitality and catering sectors.
10-11 December 2018
10 am - 6 pm
12 December
10 am - 5 pm
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Entry to SIAL Middle East is free
*includes repeat visitors.